Riley Calls For Increase In Income Tax Deduction
East Iowa report notes Tom Riley, running in the Second district, proposed raising the dependent deduction from 750 to 1000. He told Washington high school students that inflation erodes family budgets and that higher deduction would ease burdens, stimulate spending, and shift focus from bureaucratic waste. He criticized Democrats in Congress for inaction on tax reform and cited a special exemption as hypocritical.
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Tom Riley
Riley
Washington High School
Devar Rapids
Republican
Democrats
Congress
Michie Blouin
Rapp Attacks Grassley Votes Over SSI Increases
Breve Rapp charged Charles Grassley with opposing a cost of living increase for the poorest elderly under the SSI program. He spoke at the Knights of Pythias hall in Waterloo noting Grassley was among 52 House members to vote against the measure on August 30.
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Waterloo
Breve Rapp
Charles Grassley
Rapp
Knights of Pythias Hall
Grassley
Ferris Proposes Plan to Curb CB Radio Thefts
Linn county plans a cooperative effort among county radio clubs and law enforcement to engrave radios with identification marks. Volunteers will engrave numbers recorded by the sheriff to deter theft, aid recovery, and reduce insurance costs. Ferris cited 40 CB radios stolen weekly and urged widespread service sites.
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Linn County
George Ferris
Bill Cat
Kent Drive
Ferris
Sheriff's Office
Halvorson Urges Sales Tax Boost
State Rep. Roger Halvorson urged the interim tax study panel to consider adding one cent to the sales tax to cut Iowa property taxes. His plan would raise the state rate from three to four cents on most sales and services and shift revenue to lower local school and property tax burdens.
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Monona
Roger Halvorson
Special Interim Tax Study Committee
Halvorson
General Assembly
House
Senate
Halverson
Leach Seeks Voters Backing With Small Donors
Republican candidate Jit Leach for the First district congressional seat says his pre election campaign disclosure shows broad support from the people. He reports total contributions of 142,788.06 with an average about 35 and more than 2,600 donors. He contrasts this with opponent Edward Mezz vinsky's campaign for a different kind of support.
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BETTENDORF —_ Jit Leach
Grassley Calls for Beef Import Policy Review
Third district Congressman Charles Grassley and 51 farm state representatives pressed President Ford to order a review of U S beef import policy. Grassley said the president directed the agriculture committee chairman to study procedures for negotiating voluntary restraints on meat imports.
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Marshalltown
Charles Grassley
Ford
U.S
Grassley
Agriculture Policy Committee
Busse Promises More Road Funds in Northeast Iowa
Edgewood event features Busse and Secretary Robert Lounsberry as Busse pledges increased state road funding for district 18. He criticizes opponent Terry Dryland for voting against road fund increases and demands an explanation to voters.
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Edgewood
Reynold Busse
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Busse
Terry Dryland
Dryland
Golfer Surprises Course With Millet Fish Play
At Coomera Course in Brisbane Australia Graham Whitfield teed off at the par three eighth hole and hit a ball that struck a 14 inch fish surfacing in a nearby lake. Whitfield called the moment the stunned mollusk expression and gave the fish to a friend.
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Brisbane
Australia
APD
Oceanside
Coomera
Graham
Whitfield
Whitield
Kissinger Attacks Carter on TV Sees Vietnam Talks Begin
Secretary of State Kissinger criticized Carter on CBS Face the Nation for Yugoslavia remarks and urged alignment with U S policy. He also confirmed talks with Vietnam to normalize relations and noted Paris discussions have begun on issues of mutual interest.
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Washington
White House
Henry Kissinger
Jimmy Carter
Yugoslavia
Kissinger
United States
Vietnam
Kiselager
CBS
Ford
Carter
Tito
Tn Plains
Truck Crash Numbs Eight Firefighters in Tennessee
A tanker carrying 5 000 gallons of rhodamine toxic acid overturned on Interstate 40 near Nashville. Eight Kingston Springs volunteers were hospitalized after exposure to fumes. The driver Jon Wentbrook from Nashville was treated and stabilized. Authorities warned residents to avoid river water until checks showed safety.
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Nashville, Tenn
UFT
Kenneth Welch
Kingston Springs
Are
Welch Wall
Metro
Tavislick
Jon Wentbrook
Nashville
Continental Airlines Strike Grounds Flights Across 30 Cities
Continental Airlines grounded most flights Monday with cancellations through Wednesday. Picket lines appeared at Los Angeles Phoenix Seattle Portland Denver Houston Dallas San Diego El Paso and other stations as pilots union negotiates on salary terms.
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Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Continental
Phoenix
Seattle
Portland
Denver
Houston
Dallas
San Diego
el Paso
Alz-One
Reporters Find Evidence of Mob In Bolles Probe
Investigators from an 18 member team led by Bob Greene claim solid evidence of mob influence and drug trafficking in Arizona. They say the state has the nation’s highest organized crime per capita and acts as a major drug conduit into Mexico. Bolles was killed when a dynamite device exploded under his car on June 2 after being lured with land fraud tips.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Don Bolles
Arizona
Bob Greene
Newsday
Long Island
Mexico
United States
Greene
IRE
Balles
Arizona Republic of Phoenix
Navy fails to raise F-14 or locate Phoenix missile
A U S Navy task force examined the Atlantic wreck site 100 miles north of Orkney after an F-14 Tomcat and its Phoenix missile disappeared during a NATO exercise. Five vessels including the NRL searched in 14 foot seas without success and with the missile still missing.
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London
UPD
U.S. Navy
Navy
NRL
Atlantic
Scotland
Orkney Islands
John F. Kennedy
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Deborah Seer
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Paris
Sheriff
Third Bay
Bolles
Percen
Auirron
Detroit
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Arnett’s Appliance Company
Ed Ave
Paramount Theatre
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